Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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had just considered going to help Mikayla when he heard Kylie weakly calling

and the red marks on her neck from Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed the woman who was standing there in a

the first

sitting down and then walked over to

her

her arm, it was as if he

suddenly felt a

you come up here to apologize? What’s with this madness again?” he asked, furrowing his brows.

eyes began to focus, and her body gradually regained strength.

Jerome felt a sense of

you planning to be with Kylie after the divorce?” Mikayla asked.

voice was hoarse, and her tone betrayed no

brows tightened further as he countered,

someone’s life

found the first aid

you trying to

round–faced woman approached at that moment, carrying the

stand up, but she coldly pushed him

got back to her feet on her own, adjusted her

to find out what had happened,

a stifled groan

Mikayla was the one responsible for

coming to a complete stop. “Shall we

Kylie shook

inch deeper, and it would have needed stitches!”

asking, “Who was that person just now? Why did

“She might have misunderstood

and you’re still defending her. I think

“Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If there’s anything, we can

tell

well. If you need someone to look after

left, Jerome asked Kylie, “What just happened? Why did Mikayla attack